You've basically nailed it. The battles are not fun, the new battle system is over engineered, and doesn't return any fun for the new complexity. I'm also disappointed with how the partners have been minimized. The outside-of-combat elements were not particularly fun or exciting for me, either.
they're following that nintendo "it has to have a gimmick the whole game is based around" ideology to a complete fault. They definitely should just go back to the original battle system and find a way to innovate on that instead of reinventing the wheel every time.
Also I definitely agree with you about the partners. The only good thing I can say is that since they're more woven into the narrative they were able to give them a bit more of a role, dialogue, and stake in what was going on where in the previous games they usually only have a couple quips here or there. But its definitely reaching. I'd prefer theyd bring back a full team with unique abilities and stuff
You've basically nailed it. The battles are not fun, the new battle system is over engineered, and doesn't return any fun for the new complexity. I'm also disappointed with how the partners have been minimized. The outside-of-combat elements were not particularly fun or exciting for me, either.
they're following that nintendo "it has to have a gimmick the whole game is based around" ideology to a complete fault. They definitely should just go back to the original battle system and find a way to innovate on that instead of reinventing the wheel every time.
Also I definitely agree with you about the partners. The only good thing I can say is that since they're more woven into the narrative they were able to give them a bit more of a role, dialogue, and stake in what was going on where in the previous games they usually only have a couple quips here or there. But its definitely reaching. I'd prefer theyd bring back a full team with unique abilities and stuff